Garden columnist Joshua Siskin shares a book on gardening he thinks you might enjoy.
The National Audubon Society’s “Wildflowers of North America” is a tour de force in the realm of plant guides. Full-page profiles of more than 850 species are included, each of which features up to six or more opulent photographic close-ups. This is a book to be savored, plant by plant, page by page. Remarkably, the $39.99 book is available through online vendors for $31, an incredible bargain if you ask me.
There is a map of North America beside each plant where you learn whether it is native, introduced, or rare, depending on its location in North America. The highly recognizable fragrant water lily, for example, is native to the eastern US and Canada, rare in central Canada, and has been introduced to California and the West. “Introduced” means that, while non-native, it can be found growing in the wild and, in some cases, has been classified as invasive.
The ubiquitous white or Dutch clover is a Eurasian species that has been introduced throughout the US and often pops up in lawns. Trifolium repens means “three-leafed creeper,” a moniker that aptly describes its look and growth habit. We read that “the leaves and flowers of this plant, high in protein, have been used by some people as a food source.
However, I did not follow this advice and scattered the clover seed without previously soaking the area, not thinking that too many weeds would appear. I was wrong and after a few weeks of watering the clover seed, the area was covered in weeds with barely any signs of clover visible. There were dandelions, sow thistle, and lesser swine weed, but predominantly chickweed.
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